Vendors of tools, products and services for the internationalization and localization markets will present the latest advances in their technologies and methodologies and describe the challenges that face the industry.

Antenna House's XSL Formatter V3.2 is a powerful software package that can transform XML into PDF, print and screen
outputs. Built around Unicode and the XSL-FO (Formatting Objects) Standard, Formatter first transforms the XML file according to the
rules described in the XSL stylesheet. Formatter then interprets the XSL-FO to render the document contents to the desired
output. XSL Formatter fully supports multilingual publishing requirements, including the complexities of double-byte languages
(Chinese, Japanese), right-to-left languages (Hebrew, Arabic) and languages with difficult hyphenation rules (Thai). Formatter is in use around the world and is available for Windows, Unix and Linux.

The LTC Organiser is a unique and innovative business process
management and workflow control software system, which supports and facilitates
multilingual projects. It was developed according to the requirements of The
Language Technology Centre's comprehensive multilingual activities, and reflects
years of experience in managing interpreting, language training, large scale
multilingual translation and software localisation projects. This software
is therefore of considerable use to Language Industry worldwide. It ensures
transparency in organisations of any size and reduces management time and costs
by up to 50%.

MultiCorpora is the provider of MultiTrans™, a translation
support and language management solution that has helped language-industry
professionals and global organizations such as UNESCO, The Government of Canada,
Pfizer, and Eli Lilly to dramatically improve cycle time and consistency for
all types of multilingual content. MultiTrans™ provides authors, translators,
terminologists and content consumers with unparalleled capabilities for translation
support, language comprehension and terminology management.

PASS Engineering is a leading provider of visual localization
tools and technologies. Enterprises across the globe benefit from the quality,
consistency and reliability of PASS's localization technologies. Providing
comprehensive support for all the major development and localization platforms,
including Windows, Java, .NET, XML/XLIFF, and Borland VCL, PASS Engineering
is widely recognized as the technological leader in software localization.

Low bill rates, world-class engineering skills and native double-byte expertise are making China THE destination of choice for companies looking to outsource software development, globalization and testing work. China has an abundant supply of talented engineers, with almost as many engineering degrees granted in China in 2002 as in the United States. Additionally, over 1/3 of the Chinese nationals that received degrees overseas are returning home, bringing with them not only education, but also Western business experience. Salaries in China are, on average, below that of other major offshore outsourcing centers. And, unlike those in India or Europe, Chinese engineers natively program in double-byte, which can be of critical importance to companies localizing software for deployment in the large (and growing) CCJK market. English language skills are burgeoning in China, with national competitions being held and primary schools holding classes in English. Also, the Chinese government has made amazing improvements in the communications and
transportation infrastructure.

But while it is easy for companies like IBM and Microsoft
to simply set up shop there, mid-level and smaller companies need to find other
ways to take advantage of what China has to offer. Launching a successful outsourcing
project in China is not without its challenges.

In this Session, Joel Douglas
will give an overview of China designed for the VP of Product Development
who is trying to establish a relationship with Chinese partners. He will provide
a checklist and high-level best practices for successfully outsource product
development and Globalization to China.

The Toin Corporation is one of the most respected and leading
full service localization firms in Asia. For more than 40 years Toin is a solid
partner when it comes to adding the Asian perspective to your products, marketing
collateral and in- and external communications. Many global 1000 companies
are using Toin as their full-service localization provider and are very successful
at this moment in Asia.
They serve clients as: IBM, Microsoft Oracle, Sun, SAP & etc.

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